Tanner is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1998 and has since faded.
Tanner is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #475 among boys (641) and #3,570 among girls (43) — overall #921 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 684 | 684 | #3,570 | #475 |
| 2024 | 765 | 765 | #3,169 | #443 |
| 2023 | 771 | 771 | #3,265 | #432 |
| 2022 | 830 | 830 | #3,466 | #411 |
| 2021 | 956 | 956 | #3,207 | #359 |
| 2020 | 1,024 | 1,024 | #3,492 | #333 |
| 2019 | 1,063 | 1,063 | #3,547 | #328 |
| 2018 | 1,194 | 1,194 | #3,154 | #302 |
| 2017 | 1,382 | 1,382 | #3,189 | #272 |
| 2016 | 1,660 | 1,660 | #3,056 | #238 |
| 2015 | 1,784 | 1,784 | #2,618 | #224 |
| 2014 | 1,925 | 1,925 | #2,918 | #207 |
| 2013 | 2,113 | 2,113 | #2,763 | #197 |
| 2012 | 2,240 | 2,240 | #2,977 | #178 |
| 2011 | 2,194 | 2,194 | #3,087 | #182 |
| 2010 | 2,190 | 2,190 | #3,118 | #176 |
| 2009 | 2,496 | 2,496 | #3,731 | #159 |
| 2008 | 2,481 | 2,481 | #2,884 | #163 |
| 2007 | 2,808 | 2,808 | #2,480 | #150 |
| 2006 | 2,938 | 2,938 | #2,578 | #142 |
| 2005 | 3,146 | 3,146 | #2,480 | #131 |
| 2004 | 3,321 | 3,321 | #2,065 | #125 |
| 2003 | 3,453 | 3,453 | #2,575 | #120 |
| 2002 | 3,513 | 3,513 | #2,408 | #112 |
| 2001 | 3,916 | 3,916 | #2,032 | #101 |
| 2000 | 4,337 | 4,337 | #1,728 | #93 |
| 1999 | 4,642 | 4,642 | #1,449 | #87 |
| 1998 | 4,827 | 4,827 | #1,404 | #82 |
| 1997 | 4,793 | — | #1,432 | #82 |
| 1996 | 4,285 | — | #1,531 | #90 |
| 1995 | 4,430 | — | #1,464 | #86 |
| 1994 | 4,018 | — | #1,605 | #96 |
| 1993 | 3,869 | — | #1,553 | #98 |
| 1992 | 3,697 | — | #2,346 | #101 |
| 1991 | 2,310 | — | #3,032 | #141 |
| 1990 | 1,396 | — | #9,171 | #220 |
| 1989 | 1,245 | — | #7,973 | #220 |
| 1988 | 918 | — | #6,630 | #259 |
| 1987 | 730 | — | #6,750 | #300 |
| 1986 | 573 | — | #6,120 | #343 |
| 1985 | 523 | — | #7,502 | #359 |
| 1984 | 414 | — | #9,061 | #409 |
| 1983 | 406 | — | #11,876 | #408 |
| 1982 | 371 | — | #7,409 | #446 |
| 1981 | 278 | — | — | #504 |
| 1980 | 318 | — | #8,987 | #477 |
| 1979 | 310 | — | #6,131 | #477 |
| 1978 | 169 | — | — | #645 |
| 1977 | 121 | — | — | #777 |
| 1976 | 73 | — | — | #976 |
| 1975 | 47 | — | — | #1,256 |
| 1974 | 34 | — | — | #1,517 |
| 1973 | 25 | — | — | #1,813 |
| 1972 | 19 | — | — | #2,150 |
| 1971 | 14 | — | — | #2,672 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | — | #2,390 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | — | #3,563 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | — | #2,886 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | — | #3,506 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,548 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | — | #2,833 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,595 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | — | #4,017 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | — | #2,998 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | — | #3,559 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,729 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,882 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | — | #4,258 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | — | #4,273 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | — | #4,734 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,457 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #4,327 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,774 |